alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
high (government) official
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
political intervention; political interference; political meddling
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
success; prosperity; boom
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
indisposition; emperor's illness; unhappiness
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to get one's head around; to think about
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
falling asleep (in one's clothes); lying down to nap; crashing out
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to know (a person); to think
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
returning to the service of one's master
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
the more one looks (at it) the more...
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
along the river; riverside
nevertheless; still; however; yet
port city; harbour city; harbor city
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color